AUSSIE SCIENTISTS MAKE ATOM-SIZED SWITCH

AUSTRALIAN scientists yesterday unveiled the world’s smallest electronic switch, measuring just a few atoms, which will shrink microchips
and revolutionise computing speeds.

The seven-atom transistor, measuring four-billionths of a metre and embedded in a single silicone crystal, is the first step in a “quantum computer” which will make calculations millions of times faster than those
possible with existing devices.
AFP